Hi John I have done quite a bit of nude work both with pinhole cameras and ordinary cameras. I have had success with the pinhole cameras lighting the model with two pretty standard studio bulbs, one 300W and another 500W I cover them with a sheet of paper as a diffuser (be sure to use the proper holders for this. the bulbs get very hot and will burn paper if not kept about 8 inches away from the bulb. I have used ASA 100 and ASA 400 T-Max and even hand-held with ASA 1600 Fuji films. I found it quite practical. You do need a patient model, however. I was using exposures of about 3 minutes to 15 minutes. An experienced model can do 15 minutes without much discomfort and the slight movement that is inevitable is interesting. All in all, with good lighting, it is not as difficult as it might seem. You do need to get the camera very close to the model. That can feel invasive, so I'd also be sure your model understands how pinhole cameras work and my you're getting so close. Also, I found that I could take a pinhole picture with one camera and continue to sheet with a conventional camera, which is more efficient than just using the pinhole (and cheaper, as models usually are expensive).
There are are at least three nude pinhole photos on my pinhole site, if you care to have a look. http://www.sonic.net/~talcroft/PinholeSite/ Good luck, Colin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text
